The Tech Guy - Internethttp://www.techguylabs.com/tags/internet
enHow can we get pictures taken off the internet?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1172/how-can-we-get-pictures-taken-internet
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1172">Episode 1172</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jan</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Placerville, CA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Jan has a friend who is a model and she's had some embarrassing private photos appear on the net. Leo says that could fall under the revenge porn law, and it could allow her to prosecute them. Most reliable places will take the images down if they had been contacted. If she's having trouble getting them taken down, the sites may be outside the US and it's hard to prosecute across international borders. But in time, that will change. </p>
<p>The chatroom says to go up the chain to the domain registrar or hosting company and approach them for pulling it off. Unfortunately, there are jerks out there and they revel in it.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/revenge-porn">revenge porn</a>, <a href="/tags/privacy">privacy</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/websites">websites</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 05:54:03 +0000james12846 at http://www.techguylabs.comShould I worry about my internet getting shut off due to piracy?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1170/should-i-worry-about-my-internet-getting-shut-due-piracy
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1170">Episode 1170</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Ben</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Stanford, NC</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Ben got an email about a notice of copyright infringement for illegally downloading a song. Leo says that the way that it works these days -- ISPs don't give out his information, but they will send a letter and warn you not to download music illegally. They work on a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5986961/the-copyright-alert-system-how-the-new-six-strikes-anti-piracy-program-works" target="_blank">six strike rule</a> and after that, his account could get cancelled. </p>
<p>Leo says if this is the first violation, he's not going to get his internet account cancelled. He should just turn off the bittorrent client, not do it again, and he should be in the clear. If they ask for money, however, don't send it to them! If that's the case, it's most likely a hoax. </p>
<p>The chatroom says that Digital Rights Corp is a snitch that's trying to shake him down for the cash or they'll tattle on him.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/piracy">piracy</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/file-sharing">file sharing</a>, <a href="/tags/bit-torrent">bit torrent</a>, <a href="/tags/six-strikes-rule">the six strikes rule</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Sun, 15 Mar 2015 20:56:20 +0000james12561 at http://www.techguylabs.comHow can I lock down my internet with parental controls?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1167/how-can-i-lock-down-my-internet-parental-controls
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1167">Episode 1167</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-segment-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.techguylabs.com/sites/techguylabs.com/files/styles/tgl-4col/public/segment/Screen%20Shot%202015-03-08%20at%2011.00.21%20PM.png?itok=I-I_LhRS" width="282" height="486" alt="Apple Airport Extreme" title="Apple Airport Extreme" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jennifer</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Manhattan Beach, CA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Jennifer wants to be able to control all her kids' devices at the router level so they can't work around it or stay up all night. She's also concerned the Verizon FiOS router could stop working. Leo says it may be a good idea to get an additional router for wireless applications and turn off wireless capability in the Verizon router, and just keep it wired. She should use the Apple Airport Extreme. Then she can work with the settings in the Airport under the Access Control List. </p>
<p>Leo says an even better way is to use <a href="http://opendns.com" target="_blank">OpenDNS</a>. They have great parental controls and they can't crack into it like the router. But this should never take the place of talking to your kids and teaching them to act properly online.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/parental-controls">parental controls</a>, <a href="/tags/routers">routers</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/open-dns">open DNS</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/networking" class="node node-236 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Networking</a></div></div></div></div>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:52:29 +0000james12241 at http://www.techguylabs.comFCC Decides to Reclassify Broadband Providers as Telecommunications Companieshttp://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1166/fcc-decides-reclassify-broadband-providers-telecommunications-companies
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1166">Episode 1166</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The FCC this week voted 3-2 to reclassify broadband providers as telecommunications companies. This gives the FCC the ability to regulate the internet. The FCC has tried to regulate internet service providers, but was thwarted by lawsuits. The courts agreed that the FCC had no right to regulate them unless they were telecommunications companies, not information companies. After considerable debate and 4 million comments to the FCC website, the FCC voted on Thursday to reclassify internet service providers as telecommunications companies. </p>
<p>FCC Passes Strongest Net Neutrality Rules In America's History…<br /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/fcc-passes-strongest-net-neutrality-rules-in-americas-h-1688204371" target="_blank">http://gizmodo.com/fcc-passes-strongest-net-neutrality-rules-in-americas-h-1688204371</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/fcc">FCC</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/net-neutrality">Net Neutrality</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:50:07 +0000Josh12151 at http://www.techguylabs.comWhat does the FCC's decision on Net Neutrality mean for broadband competition?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1165/what-does-fccs-decision-net-neutrality-mean-broadband-competition
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1165">Episode 1165</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mark</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Santa Ana, CA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Mark says if the government wants to make broadband internet a utility, the FCC should regulate it like a utility. He makes the point that the reason it's a utility is because there's only one place to get it, like the gas or electric companies. Leo says we can blame the FCC for giving the cable companies a monopoly years ago. But he says they had been more or less blackmailed into that decision because the cable companies told the FCC they wouldn't build out the infrastructure otherwise. Furthermore, the FCC's second vote on Thursday was as important because it said it would invoke rules that would prevent state legislatures from banning municipal internet. That decision would introduce competition for broadband providers, and that's the only solution in the long run. </p>
<p>Leo understands people's fear of government regulation of the internet -- the internet has succeeded essentially because no one had been paying attention. But we don't want the broadband providers planning the future of the internet, because they have a strong interest in charging content providers (like TWiT) for access to customers in addition to charging customers for access to the internet. They don't have an obligation to protect society's best interest, they only have a financial obligation. The only way to prevent this now, in Leo's opinion, is to have government regulations preventing it. At least until there's viable competition in this space.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/fcc">FCC</a>, <a href="/tags/net-neutrality">Net Neutrality</a>, <a href="/tags/broadband">Broadband</a>, <a href="/tags/government">government</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:05:49 +0000Josh12131 at http://www.techguylabs.comIs LightSpeed fast for internet?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1166/lightspeed-fast-internet
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1166">Episode 1166</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Paul</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Lansing, MI</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Paul hears that LightSpeed is coming to his neighborhood. Is it good? Leo says it's fiber, which is as good as FIOS.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/fios">FIOS</a>, <a href="/tags/lightspeed">LightSpeed</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:57:31 +0000james12091 at http://www.techguylabs.comIs the SSL certificate "Comodo" safe?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1166/ssl-certificate-comodo-safe
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1166">Episode 1166</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Steve</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Long Island, NY</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Steve is worried about Comodo for security. Leo says that Comodo is not Kommodia, so it's not a security issue like Kommodia is. Superfish uses Kommodia to get beyond web browser security, but it was even worse. Comodo, though, is a completely different software. SSL certificates can be circumvented by those who visit Steve's site and there really isn't anything he can do about it. It doesn't really affect you -- it affects them. So Steve should get the encryption he can and understand that it's possible the end user will get something that breaks it on their end, not his.</p>
<p>Leo likes <a href="http://digicert.com" target="_blank">DigiCert</a>, though.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/security-and-privacy">security and privacy</a>, <a href="/tags/kommodia">kommodia</a>, <a href="/tags/kommodo">kommodo</a>, <a href="/tags/superfish">Superfish</a>, <a href="/tags/certificates">certificates</a>, <a href="/tags/ssl-certificates">SSL Certificates</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:56:46 +0000james12056 at http://www.techguylabs.comFounder of 'Silk Road', Marketplace for Illegal Drugs, Arrested in San Franciscohttp://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1159/founder-silk-road-marketplace-illegal-drugs-arrested-san-francisco
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1159">Episode 1159</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Ross Ulbricht, creator of the "Silk Road," an internet black market for illegal drugs and weapons, has been arrested in the San Francisco library.</p>
<p>Silk Road Creator Found Guilty of Cybercrimes (WSJ)…<br /><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/silk-road-creator-found-guilty-of-cybercrimes-1423083107" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/silk-road-creator-found-guilty-of-cybercrimes-1423083107</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/silk-road">silk road</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:04:28 +0000Josh11441 at http://www.techguylabs.comIs a Femtocell a good way to get better cell reception in my house?http://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1158/femtocell-good-way-get-better-cell-reception-my-house
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1158">Episode 1158</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Greg</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-question-location field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Dillon Beach, CA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Greg has an issue with weak Verizon cellphone reception in his area. He wants to know if a Femtocell is a good option to fix that. Leo says it is if he has Internet in his house. Every cell phone company offers them, and they act as a kind of cell phone tower in the home, routing phone calls through the internet. But it depends on how much they want to keep him as a customer. If he asks for a customer retention expert and respectfully explain the problem, they may even offer him one at no charge. But if they try and sell him one, hold out. They shouldn't be paid extra to provide him with the cellphone service he expects.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/wireless">wireless</a>, <a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/femtocells">femtocells</a>, <a href="/tags/verizon">Verizon</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a>, <a href="/topics/mobile-phones" class="node node-234 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Mobile Phones</a></div></div></div></div>Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:57:33 +0000james11161 at http://www.techguylabs.comElon Musk Wants to Put the Internet in Spacehttp://www.techguylabs.com/episodes/1156/elon-musk-wants-put-internet-space
<div class="field field-name-field-episode field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/episodes/1156">Episode 1156</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to spend $10 Billion to put hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/16/7569333/elon-musk-wants-to-spend-10-billion-building-the-internet-in-space" target="_blank">wire space for internet access</a>. As a precursor to putting up a duplicate network on Mars, Musk says that he believes that a space-based internet would be 100 times faster than fiber optic connections and would reach everyone on earth. </p>
<p>He's not the only one doing it. Greg Wyler has <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2015/01/15/virgin-and-qualcomm-are-investing-in-satellite-internet-company-oneweb/" target="_blank">OneWeb</a>, a startup which has been working for 15 years with Richard Branson. Google has <a href="http://www.google.com/loon/" target="_blank">Project Loon</a>, which would set up internet access with weather balloons all over the atmosphere.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/tags/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tags/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tags/elon-musk">elon musk</a>, <a href="/tags/richard-branson">richard branson</a>, <a href="/tags/google">Google</a>, <a href="/tags/project-loon">project loon</a>, <a href="/tags/oneweb">oneweb</a>, <a href="/tags/tech-news">Tech news</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topics:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="textformatter-list"><a href="/topics/internet-and-web" class="node node-233 node-tgl-topic node-reference">Internet and Web</a></div></div></div></div>Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:15:19 +0000james10891 at http://www.techguylabs.com